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Presley in Japanese

プレスリー

Presley, when pronounced "pre-slI", is プレスリー (puresurī) in katakana.

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Shared by Lisa Marie Presley and others

This translation is used by singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley (リサ・マリー・プレスリー), actress and businesswoman Priscilla Presley (プリシラ・プレスリー), and politician Presley O'Bannon (プレスリー・オバノン). It's also the katakana spelling for baseball player Alex Presley (アレックス・プレスリー).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Presley Family is My Life," "Presley Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Presley Family Is My Life
Presley Family Is My Life pre-slI プレスリー Presley in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Presley Family Is My Life
Presley Family Is My Life pre-slI ぷれすりい Presley in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Presley Family Bonds Are Forever
Presley Family Bonds Are Forever pre-slI プレスリー Presley in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Presley Family Bonds Are Forever
Presley Family Bonds Are Forever pre-slI ぷれすりい Presley in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Presley Japanese Tattoo Designs

Presley in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Presley in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Presley in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Presley, when pronounced pre-slI, is プレスリー (puresurī) in katakana and ぷれすりい (puresurii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Presley in Katakana (Vertical)
Presley katakana, vertical
Presley in Katakana (Horizontal)
Presley katakana, horizontal
Presley in Hiragana (Vertical)
Presley hiragana, vertical
Presley in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Presley hiragana, horizontal
A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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